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Mikael Backlund

1989 - Today

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Mikael Backlund (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Backlund was a first round selection, 24th overall, of the Flames in the 2007 NHL entry draft, and made his NHL debut in 2008–09. He played junior hockey for VIK Västerås HK in the J20 SuperElit and the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikael Backlund has received more than 205,994 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mikael Backlund is the 6,355th most popular athlete (down from 4,210th in 2019), the 1,866th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,599th in 2019) and the 187th most popular Swedish Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mikael Backlund ranks 6,355 out of 6,025. Before him are Thobias Montler, Steve Williams, Andranik Karapetyan, Brooke Raboutou, Vladimir Maslennikov, and Natasha Morrison. After him are Shanieka Ricketts, Alejandra Orozco, Avishag Semberg, Rikuto Tamai, Ymkje Clevering, and Rhonex Kipruto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Mikael Backlund ranks 1,388. Before him are Braden Holtby, Anel Rashkaj, Maxim Rodshtein, Richard Kilty, Yusuke Tanaka, and Per-Egil Flo. After him are Trevor Marsicano, Jack Colback, Dewayne Dedmon, Keisuke Endo, Jelena Brooks, and Olga Fomina.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Backlund ranks 1,866 out of 1,879. Before him are Jenny Carlson (1995), Johnny Oduya (1981), Emma Samuelsson (1988), Melker Hallberg (1995), Jacob Une Larsson (1994), and Thobias Montler (1996). After him are Carin Strömberg (1993), Patric Hörnqvist (1987), Marcus Johansson (1990), Alex Norén (1982), Felix Michel Melki (1994), and Hosam Aiesh (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Mikael Backlund ranks 187. Before him are Patrik Kittel (1976), Erika Kinsey (1988), Ebba Jungmark (1987), Max Salminen (1988), Moa Hjelmer (1990), and Thobias Montler (1996). After him are Alex Norén (1982), Agnes Knochenhauer (1989), Alexander Edler (1986), Andreas Kramer (1997), Christina Källberg (2000), and Victor Lindgren (2003).

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